1847 Mississippi gubernatorial election

none January 2025 January 2025 1847 Mississippi gubernatorial election presidential 1845 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1845 1849 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1849 no November 1, 1847 Govmathews.jpg Joseph W. Matthews Democratic Party (United States) 26,995 64.78% 3x4.svg Alexander Blackburn Bradford Whig Party (United States) 13,997 33.59% 1847 Mississippi gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 150px County resultsMatthews: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 90–100%Bradford: #FED463 50–60% #FE9929 60–70% No data/vote: #808080 Governor Albert G. Brown Democratic Party (United States) Joseph W. Matthews Democratic Party (United States) The 1847 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on November 1, 1847, to elect the governor of Mississippi. Joseph W. Matthews, a Democrat won against Whig Alexander Blackburn Bradford.Glashan Roy R. https://archive.org/details/americangovernor0000glas/page/168/mode/2up American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Meckler Books Westport, CT 1979 168–169Rowland Dunbar https://books.google.com/books?id=aQk8AAAAMAAJ&q=george%20r.%20clayton History of Mississippi, the Heart of the South S. J. Clarke publishing Company 1925 1 General election With the question of slavery in the background, Mississippi politics slowly became dominated by the issue. Joseph W. Matthews, an outspoken defender of slavery and military leader, was nominated as the Democratic candidate. Alexander B. Bradford, major of the Mississippi militia in the Mexican-American War and lawyer, was nominated for the Whig ticket, a party with a reputation for infrastructure improvements and a moderate slavery stance. Matthews won by a two-to-one margin.Busbee Westley F. Mississippi: A History John Wiley and Sons 2015 1st 166 Results Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1847Dublin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860 : The Official Results by State and County McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers 2011 9780786453245 133 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph W. Matthews 26,995 64.78% Whig Party (United States) Alexander Blackburn Bradford 13,997 33.59% Scattering 682Of the scattering votes, 615 were cast for Jefferson Davis. 1.63% 41,674 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Notes References collapsed Category:Mississippi gubernatorial elections Gubernatorial Mississippi Category:1847 in Mississippi